A new name on our masthead

Beginning in the May issue of The Writer, we’re happy to add a new contributing editor to our masthead, Bharti Kirchner. The Seattle writer – that’s her at left -- is a familiar byline to our readers, having written many articles in recent years on various elements of fiction and other topics. She is also a familiar sight at writing conferences, where she often presents. (If you live in or around the state of Washington, you can check out her appearances at two upcoming conferences: the Whidbey Island Writers Conference, on April 1-2, and the Field’s End Writers Conference, on Bainbridge Island, on April 16.)

Bharti’s articles are informed by extensive publishing experience, including four novels – her latest is Pastries: A Novel of Desserts and Discoveries, from St. Martin’s – as well as four cookbooks and many articles and essays. When not at work on her next novel, Goddess of Fire, she managed to turn out a fine cover story for our June issue, surveying 17 accomplished writers on how they got the idea and inspiration for a piece of writing. (Among her subjects: National Book Award winner Julia Glass, Sue Grafton, Elizabeth George, Pico Iyer and Bret Anthony Johnston.)

At The Writer we’ve been consistently pleased with Bharti’s work, which is cleanly written, insightful and interesting. She’s also a pleasure to deal with. (I might add that we can, and do, say the same things about our other nine contributing editors. That dependable, enthusiastic crew is one of the neat things about working at the magazine.)

-- Ron Kovach, senior editor, The Writer

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